How Lucky We Are!

It's hard to remember what it was like being married without our two beautiful children.  Only four years ago our little family began with Ella.  Now with Emersyn we have our hands full, but wouldn't change it for the world.  They bring so much joy to our lives and we are amazed daily by the things they do.  I guess all parents are!  Their little spirits are so precious and we are blessed to have the chance to raise them.

Ella's 4th Birthday

Ella wanted a princess cake for her 4th birthday. She picked Princess Jasmine with a purple dress. However, the bottle of gel to dye the frosting did not quite turn out to be "Regal purple." When Ella woke up that morning the first thing she said was, "Mom, I said I wanted a purple princess cake!" Mom did not want to hear that after she had stayed up all night making the cake.  We had to compromise with "periwinkle."
One of Ella's favorite gifts was her big girl bike.
We can't believe our little girl is 4 already. Wow, does time fly. 
Celebrating at Yammy Linda's house with another princess cake (this one was from 31 flavors).

Watch Out For The Sweet Tooth

Emersyn seems to find candy everywhere, or maybe we just have too much candy in our house.

Dying Easter Eggs

Ella had a blast dying Easter eggs again this year.  She loves to put the eggs in the different colors.  I think she likes to eat the eggs after they have ben dyed even more (only the white part of the egg!).

St. Patricks Day

Emersyn came upon a rice crispy treat and very quietly found a way to open the wrapper and began to eat it without making a peep.  Mom thought that Emersyn was unusually quiet, so she went to look for her. We found her in the corner of the family room eating away! 

Our March Vacation to Disneyland and Mammoth Mountain

Just getting warmed up with their instructor Messy Jesse.

Ella ready to go skiing!
Emersyn and Noah waiting in the tram line at Disneyland.


We just returned from a mini vacation to Disneyland and the Sierra Nevada Mountains where we spent some time in Mammoth skiing and snowboarding. We started our vacation on Saturday with Ella's cousins the Switzer's at Disneyland.  Ella loves spending time with Aubrey, Ashley, Noah, and Tyler (Ty Ty). 

We spent the day enjoying the Magic Kingdom. The kids couldn't get enough of Thunder Mountain!  They wanted to go on it again and again. 

On Sunday morning we drove to Mammoth and spent two days skiing. We had a blast!!

The parents thought ahead and asked Grandma and Aunt Mar if they would join us in the fun and also to do a little babysitting (since Tyler and Emersyn could not ski yet) so the Mom's and Dad's could ski and snowboard.

We put the kids in a private ski school lesson for 6 hours and then we hit the slopes.  The kids loved skiing they all picked it up like pros. It was awesome to see.  

After spending two days in the snow we headed back home only to return to Disneyland again for another day of fun. (luckily we all have passes)

It was a fun week for all. 

Ella skiing for the first time 3 weeks before her fourth birthday.  Way to go little bug!!! 

Our Little Emersyn

The first time Emersyn actually enjoyed the swing.  Ella was wanting to push her sister on the swing at her school and so we decided to give it a try.  Looks like she had a good time.  Emersyn is now 7 1/2 months and is crawling everywhere.  I caught her just the other day crawling up the stairs.  We now have to keep an eye on that little one.
Emersyn at the park while all the big kids participated in the Olympic events.  She was content to just sit there and eat her apple.  She is such a joy and has the cutest little personality.

Another field trip for Ella to the farm.  Last year she was able to feed a baby cow a bottle.  She was able to see all the different farm animals and enjoyed every minute of it.

Olympics at the park

A couple moms in our ward decided to have an olympic events day at the park one afternoon.  The kids had a blast.  Ella took a tumble during the sack race but she was a trooper and kept on going. Luckily only some of the primary kids showed up.   It was just another enjoyable afternoon in sunny Fontana.

First exposure to gymnastics

Ella recently had a field trip to precision gym where she was able to play on all the gymnastic equipment.  She was in heaven so we decided to enroll her in gymnastics. She is loving every minute of it.  The photos of her on the bar were during her first lesson. Ella's favorite part of gymnastics is jumping into the pit.  We were a little slow with getting her a leotard. She has one now so we will post some photos with her in full gymnastics attire soon. 

Fashion at its best

Emersyn is showing us how to wear sunglasses as we drive home from church.  Her sister thought it was pretty funny.

Our First Sunbeam

Today was a special day.  Ella attended Sunbeam class for the first time.  She was really excited to attend primary.  I can't believe how fast she is growing up.  She loved singing new songs and going to a new classroom.

Jump n' Jammin'

We spent last Saturday at jump n' jammin' for a birthday party for Ella's friend Hannah.  Ella had a blast!  Running around throwing balls at people and even shooting them out of air cannons.  She really enjoyed climbing around all the mazes and going down the big slides.  I think she had the most fun jumping in the bounce house.  We had a lot of fun.

Mom #2

Since Emersyn was born she has had two mom's.  Ella loves to mother her sister and take care of her.  Mom can't do anything without mom #2 helping out!

Christmas Day

This was Emersyn's 1st Christmas and she enjoyed every minute of it. She loved eating wrapping paper and was full of smiles. She is such a joy to the family. It is hard to believe that she is already 6 months old.  Great job on the hair bow mom!!